Peanut-picker.



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PEANUT'PIGKER. APPLICTI-O-N FILED DEO. 26. 1905.

PATENTED MAR. 17, 1908.

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I guucnloz @0i than@ JAMES Aa'rnUa WARREN, oF sUaRY, VIRGINIA.

PEANUT-PICKER.

To att whom it may concern.'

I Be it known that I, JAMES'ARTHUR WAR- i REN, a citizen of the United States, residing elevation `of the right side .and has for its object from the` vines at Surry, in the county of Surry and State of Virginia, have invented certam'new and useful Im rovements in Peanut-Plckers; and I do dec are the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to`.

which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

kMy inventlon relates to p'eanut pickers, to prov'ide a machine which will first pick the' peanuts from the vines then separate the eanuts and vines, then clean the peanuts, t en stem them and lastly deliver the peanuts into suitable sacks. A further object of my invention is to provide a peanut picker which' will handle the peanuts as above set forth without crackino or crushing the saine.

ith these objects in view my invention consists in the novel construction 'of the machine, and particularly in the construction of the fingers for picking the peanuts from the vines, and rolls carrying the fingers; in the separator which separates the peanuts in the oscillating apron and the fan constituting aA second separating device; in the construction for again carrying the peanuts to which a portion of the vine is attached through the picking o eration; in the'construction of the means or stemming the peanuts, in the arrangement for conveying the stemmed peanuts into a hopper and subjecting the peanuts to a draft of air to linaily clean the peanuts, from which ho per they 'empty into a suitable sack.

gesides the above general constructions, my invention further consists in certain specific constructions and in combinations of 'parts which will be first fully describedand afterwards specifically pointed out in the ap ende'd claims.

eferring to the accompanying drawings.`

Figure 1 1s a perspective view taken from the right side of the-machine. Fig. 2 is an of the machine. Fig.v 3 is an elevation of the left side of the machine. Fig. t is a front elevation' artly inVseQtion. Fig'. 5 is a rear elevation. Fig. 6

"is a plan View of the oscillating apron and exterior portions ot riarhine,4 the picing Specification of Letters Patent. I Application led D`ecember'2'6,.190. Serial No.1 293,271.

Patented March 17, 1908.

fmeans Vand reciprocatxng separator being `holding bars of the removed. machine. tional view through machine lta (en through line 8 8 of Fig. 4. Fig. 9 is a vertical transverse section taken through line 9 9 of Fig. 2. Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic view of gearing and shafting. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the reciprocating separator. Fig. 12 is a Fig. 7 is a bottom plan View of Fig. 8 is avertical longitudinal secvertical longitudinal section taken through line 12-12 of Fig. 5. view of one of the picking rolls. a top plan of one o the picking rolls.

Fig. '13 is atop plan Fig. 14 is Fig.

15 1s a to plan of the ngers under the picking roll siiown in Fig. 14. Fig. 16 1s a pers ective view of one of the disks and one of t e finger holding rods and one ofthe. finger picking rolls shown in Fig. 13, and Fig. 17'is a fragmentary vertical sectional View through one of the icking rollsshown in F ig. 13, illustrating tie construction of the fingers and construction for holding same in position.

Like numerals of reference indicate the sameparts throughout thc several figures in which:

1 indicates the machine which comprises a suitable frame 2, mounted on suitablewheels 3. The mechanism within the frame-work is inclxosed as shown and a removable hood 4 is arranged at the top of the machine so that access may be had to the interior thereof. On either side as shown is arranged a sliding door 5, alsofor the purpose of affording access to the interior ticularly to the picking rolls which Wil hereinafter fully described.-

6 indicates a said platform being supportedl from .the frame-work o f machine by means of chains 7.-

8 indicates a platform arranged above the platform 6 upon which the peanut vines are placed, said platform 8 being supported by means of ,uprights 9 as shown in Figs. Zand 3. As will be noted in Fig. 1 a portion of the platform 8 is hinged at 10, and is ardown into position shown ranged to be swung in l* ig. 7, `when the' machlne'is in operation'. A portion of the platform is also hinged at 11 so that said portion can'- be folded up as shown in Fig. 1 when the use. The platform thus folded as shown and described allows the machine to be more compact when not in use. i

' Referring now to Fig. S it will be seen that a picking roll 1.2 is provided within the maof the machine and arplatform for the operator,

machine is not in chine just behind the platforin8, and under said r'oll 12 a series of upwardly cur-ved fingers 13 are arranged, said fingers being also` shown in lan in Fig. 15. The said picking roll 12 ig. 14) comprises a tubular cylindrical portion 14 carrying a plurality of radially extending teethor fingers 15. VArranged behind the picking roll 12 are two picking-rolls 16 and 17 one above the other. Referrlng to Figs. 13, 16 and 17 it W'll be seen that thesaid picking rolls 16 an'd 17 comprise two disks 18 and 19 keyed orotherwiseirigidly secured to shafts 20 and 21. As will be seen from Fig. 16, the said disks are provided with radial notches 22 Within which are secured the flanges 23 of the finger holding bars 24, said bars 24 being also provided .with oppositely` extending flanges 25 arranged to accommodate the finger holding rods 26 as clearly-shown.

Securedin any convenient manner under the picking roll 12 and fingers -13 is a downwardly inclined chute 27. Arranged under said chute and picking rolls is the reciproeating separator 28, said separator being provided with' a series of laterally extending pins 29, said pins passing' through curved,l

slots 30 in the sides of the machine as shown inFi .'1. 5 i

31 1ndicates a series of links pivoted tothe frame-Work at 32 and also connected to the pins 29. By thisconstruction the reciproeating separator 28 is suspended'within th'e machine. Referring now to Fig. 11 which illustrates the separator'in perspective, it will be seen that an extension 33 is provlded on the forward end thereof to which extenit will be seen that a shaft 35 is sion is pivoted alink 34. ,Referring to Fig. 4 rovided in front of'the said separator 28, said-shaft being bent to form a crank to which crank is secured the said link 34. Secured to the separator 28 under the rear portion thereof is a box 36 having its forward end open, and closed at its sides and rear end, the bottom `thereof being inclined as shown in.Fig.8.

Referring'again'to Fig. 11 it will be seen that the separator 28 is provide-d with a series of regularly located perforations37, arranged in rows, and between'each row of perforations is aplatc 38 inclined as shown. A.- se ries of plates are arranged on the underside of the separator, said'plates serving a purpose which will be hereinafter fully described. Arranged under the reciprocating separator 28 is the oscillatin apron 39 shown in plan in Fig. 6. In thls figure the said apron is shown pivoted to the framework of the machine lat the forward end thereofv at 40, and suspended at its rear end by means of links 41 (Figs. 1 and 6), said 'links being secured under the oscillating rod 45 is secured to one side of the torn end, and to a block or bearing 50 at its upper end. A- crank 51 secured near the top of said rod and at right angles to the said crank 4-7 is pivotedto a pitman ro'd 52, which is eccentrically connected to a driving pulley 53, said driving pulle being on the end of the shaft 21 fof the ower picking roll 17.'v

Referring a ain to Fig. 6 an also to Fi s. 5 and 8, it w' be seen that a box or troug 54 is located below the oscillating apron 39 beyond the end. thereof, and it will be seen that aseries of longitudinal and curved fingers or pins 55 are arranged on the rear edge 56 of saidlapron, said fingers or pins extending over a portion of sa1d box or trou h. Referring particularly to Fig. 8` it wil be seen that a central partition 57 is arran ed longi# tudinally of the 'box or trough 54, t us forining two compartments 58 and 59. Referrin now to Fig. 1,'. it will be seen thatthe sai partition 57 and rear side 60 of the said box or trou'gh extends through the side 'of the machine, enteringa ho er 61, also shown in Fig. 5. Referring to Fig. 8 it will be seen that an opening 62 is provided in the side 63 of the said box or trough, and in Figs.. 5 and 6 it will be seen that the said partition andforward side 64 of said box or trough ex.

tends ythrough said opening,`entering a-l'iopper 65'.

Referring'now particularly to Fig. 5, it will be seen that the bottoms or floor 66 and 67 of the said ltwo compartments are. oppositely 4inclined in suchj manner that "the material entering said compartments will tend to empty into the respective hoppers 61 and 65. In order-to assist the emptying of the compartments into the hop pers, the said box or trough 54 is provided with a longitudinal rod 68 at the tpp thereof, (Figs. 1, 5, 6 and 8), said rod being connected tothe oscillating apron 39 by means of a post 69in such lmanner that the said box or troughoscillates with said apron.

said box or -trough to move freely., the same is suspended from the frarnefwork of the machine by rnieans of links 7() (Figs. and 5). Referring now to Figi 8, it will be seen that a fa'n 71 is provided below the oscillating apron 39,- the blast being led rearwardly between the forward side 64 ofthe box or trough and then rear edge 56 ofthe oscillating apron 39, the shaft 72of said-fan being4 provided with a driving pulley. 73, (Fig. 1)

while the sides 74 of the fan cas1ng 75 are In order to allowr provided with pivoted doors 76,'(Figs. 1 and seen that the hopper 61 empties into a cylinder 77 containing a screw conveyer 78, said conveyer extendlng upwardly and forwardly ,to the top and front of the machine, at which 'point a chute 79 is provided for said conveyei, leading to the ypicking rolls l1 2, 16, and 17.

The vshaft 79 of said conveyer is provided with a bevel gear 80, meshing with a bevel gear 81 on a shaft 82 upon fwhich is`ar range a driving pulley 83. (Fic. 1).

Referringnow to Figs. 5, 6 an( 9, and also to Fig'. 12, it Vis seen that the stemming mechanisni'com rises the hopper -65 into which the forwarr compartment 58 of the box or trough 54 empties. Arranged longitudinally of the machine are the stemming disks' 84 provided with teeth 85 somewhat similar to those of a circular saw. Said disks are se-l cured on a shaft 86jouinaled in a rear bearing 87 (Fig. 5), and provided with a bevel gear 88 at its forward end (Fig. 6) which meshes with a bevel vgear 89 on a shaft 90, which shaft is ley 91 (Figf.y 7).

92 indicates a series of metal-strips or plates arranged between each of the stemming disks 84 in such manner `that only a small number of the teeth 85 of the disks eX- i tend beyond the said plates 92.

The bottom 93 of the hopper 65 is inclined as shown in Fig. 9, and arrange'dover the said bottom 93 is an endless belt or a ron 94 passing over drums 95 as shown in ig. 12. The forward drum is journaled in any con- -venient manner, while the rear drum 95 is journaled in two blocks or slides 96 arranged A in slots97 in vthe frame pieces 98, and an ad.

justing device consisting of thumb screws 99 threaded on pins 100 provide for moving said blocks or slides 96 inv the slots'97 in order to f adjust the tension of the belt or apron 94.` In place of this construction any well known tightening device may of course be employed.

Connected to the shaft 101 of the forward drum95 by means of a universal joint'102, is a shaft 103 upon which 'is carried four driving pulleys 104, 105, 106 and 107. At the forward end of the belt yor apron is a chute 108 (Fig. 12) which empties into the vertical cylinder 109 within which is 110 (Fig. 4), saidlcylinder being provided with a chute 111 at its up er end which empties into a hopper 112 ig. 3). Associated with saidhopper is a fan 113 having its shaft belted to a driving pulley 114-on a shaft 115,

` bottom of the hopper are suitable hooks 116 u on which a sack 117 is suspended into w iich the hopper' empties;

provided with a driving pul- Referring now to Fig. 10'which a dia-v belt`120 is arranged as shown. An idler 121 is located as shown in Fig. 3 to give/the belta fair lead tothe source of power.

Belted to the small pulley 122 on the crank shaft by a belt 123 is the pulley 124 on the shaft 125, and on the opposite end of said shaft' is a pulley 126 belted by a belt 127 to the pulley 128 on the forward picking-roll shaft.

Referring now to'the pulley 53 carrying the pitman 52, tliis'pulley-is located on the shaft 21 of the lower picking-roll 17, and belted to'the pulley 1.29 on said shaft by means of the be t- 130 is the pulley 131 on the shaft 20 of the upper picking-roll 16, said belt being crossed in ordcrfto reverse the direction of the rotation of the said picking-rolls, so that the forward picking roll 12 and the lower picking roll 17 rotatein the direction of the hands of a watch, while the upper picking-roll 16 rotates in the contrary direction as indicated by the arrows.

Belted to the pulley 122 on the crank shaft 35 is the sniallpulley 73 on the shaft 72 of the fan 71and belted-to the pulley 119 on the shaft 138 is the small pulley 114 onI the shaft 115 of the fan 113 for the hoppei` 112. Belted to tliepulley meansof the belt 134 is the pulley 107 on the shaft 103, which shaft drives the belt or apron 94 by` means of the forward drum 95 'connected.A to said sl aft by the universal joint 102. B elted to t e pulley 106 on said shaft 103 by .means of the belt 135 is the pulley 91 onthe shaft 90 carrying the bevel gearv 89 which drives the ste'inming disks 84 and their shaft486. Belted to the ulley 105 on the shaft 103 by means of the elt 136 is the pulley 140 on the shaft 1 41 carrying the bevel gear which drives the vertical screw conveyer110,l and belted to the pulley 104 on the said shaft 103 bv means ef the belt 137 is the iulley 83 on the shaft 82 carrying the beve gear 81 which drives the screw conveyer 78, the direction of rotation of each of the shafts and pulleys being indicated by arrows.

Having thus fully described the several arts of my invention its operation is as folows: The platform 6 is so located that an operator standing thereon will be in the roper position to feed peanut vines from the Old ing platform 8 to the picking-rolls. Re-

ferrmgnow to 8, the forward pickingroll 12 and the lower .picking-roll 17 `rotates in the directionl fv 'the hands of a'watch, While the upper picking-roll 16 rotates in the opposite direction. The vines enter themachine' between the forward pickingsroll 12 Y ward picking roll 12.

.gers 142v of said latter rolls mesh with veach other and also with the pins on the for- These fingers and pins rotating in this manner tear the vines and strip the peanuts therefrom, while at the' same time the lingers 142 on the ripper and lower rolls' 16 and 17 being resilient will not crush or crack. thepeanuts. The vines passing from the picking rolls fall together with the picked peanuts upon the reciprocating separator 28. The plates 3 8 on said separator being slanted forward and covering the perforations 37 therein prevent the vines from choking the 'Aperforations, while the rapid reciprocating movement of the separator works the peanuts under the plates 38 allowing them to pass through the perforations 37 in the separator 28 and upon the bottom plates 38 under the said perforations to the oscillating apron 39. The rear edges of the upper plates 38 engage the vines, the reciprocating movement forcing said vines toward the rear of the separator .and finally out through the rear of the machine.l Those peanuts which may be in the vines and which are worked through the separator at the rear thereof, fall in the box 36 attached to the separator and thence to the oscillating apron 39. The )eanuts and some small portions of thevines. eing now on the oscillating apron 39, the motion of said apron causes the peanuts to go to the bottom and the ,portions of the vines to raise to the top. When the peanuts reach the rear end. of the apron, thtyv fall between the curved pins or teeth 55 on the rear edge of thel apron into the forward receptacle 59 of'the box 54 and as they are falling they are subjected to the blast from 'the fan 71,*which carries away all dust and fragments of vines out`through the rear of the machine.y Those.v fragments of vines which have peanuts still attached areblown across the partition 57 in the box 54 and fall into the rear receptacle 58 of said box. It will be observed from the foregoing description of the machine, .that the said box is connected to the' apron land is oscillated therewith, and it will also be observed that the floors or bottoms 66 and 67 of the compartments 58 and 59 of the box 54 are inclined in' opposite directions; consequently the pcanuts in the forward compartment 59 ass out through the opening 62 in the side ofthe machine and empty intothe hopper 65 ofthe l, esima stemming device:y rllhe stemming disks are rotating in the contraryV directiony to the hands of a watch (Fig. 9), and as the endless b eltpr apron 94 feeds the peanuts along the series of stemming disks 84, the teeth on said' disks catch the stems on the peanuts and remove them, whileQat the same time, the teeth on the disks are not of such a size and character as to bearable to crush or injure the peanuts themselvesfvrl As thepeanuts reach the end of the series of stemming disks, they empty into the chute 108 leading into the screw conveyer 110 which raises. the peanuts and delivers them into the hopper 112, and as the peanuts are falling through the hopper, they are subjected to the blast from the fan 113, which thoroughly cleans the peanuts and blows out the'stems, so that the peanuts when emptying into the sack 1 17 are ready for the-market without any further treatment. I i

Returning to the eanuts with fragments of vines attached -w ich arecarried by the blast from the. fan7l into the rear compart- Ament of the box 58,'the oscillating movement of the said box delivers the said vines and peanuts into the hopper 61 which leads them into the screw conveyer 78. The vines and peanuts are 'by thismeans raised to the top and front of the machine and are led through the chute 79.to the 'picking rollsv where they are a Asecond time subjected to the picking operation and subsequent operations just described. By this means all of the peanuts are picked, separated from the vines and stemmed, while ofcourse some of the vines may pass through the machine several times before all of the peanuts have been picked therefrom. 1

Having thus fully described my invention, l do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction herein set forth as various slight changes may be made therein which would fall within the limit and-Y scope of my invention as defined in the following claims and I consider myself clearly entitled to all such changesand modioations. Q

Vhat l claim as my invention and desire to 'secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

, 1. In a machine of the character described, the combinationof suitable mechanism for picking the peanuts from their vines, a re-V ciprocating separator for separating` the picked peanuts from their vines, an oscillating apron upon which the peanuts 'aredelivered from the said separator, a fan or blower arranged to throw a blastof air upon the peanuts passing from said apron, suitable receptacles associated with said apron for receiving the picked peanuts passing from said apron and for receiving the peanuts with short vines attached passing from said apron, suitable mechanism for stemming the picked AMANA.. A i .n m. A A. i,

-been v the said separator, means for separating the peanuts, a fan or blowerarranged to throw a the combination of suitable mechanism for drat'tof air' upon said peanuts after, being peanuts from their stemmed to separate the stems, and means for conveying the peanuts with short vinesattached passing from said apron to the said mechanism for picking the peanuts from their stems, substantially as described.

2. ln a machine ol the character described, the combination of suitable mechanism for `picking the peanuts from their vines, a reciprocating separator for separating the picked peanuts'i'roni their vines, an Oscillating apron upon which the peanuts are delivered t'rdi''i the said separator, a fan or blower arranged to throw a blast of air upon the peanuts passing from said apron, suitable receptacles associated with said apron` for receiving the picked peanut-s passing therefrom and for receiving the peanuts with lshort vines attached assing from said apron suitable mechanism or stemming the pickedv eanuts, means /for separating the .peanuts rom their stems after the said peanuts'have stemmed, and means for conveying the eanuts with short vines attached assing irom said apron to the said mechanism for picking theV peanuts from their stems, substantially as described. 3. In a machine of the character described, the combination oiY suitable mechanism for picking the peanuts from their vines, a reciprocating separator for separating the picked peanuts Jfrom their vines, an oscillating apron upon which the peanuts are delivered from the said separator, means for separating the picked peanuts from the peanuts With short vines attached, a suitable receptacle for receiving the picked peanuts passing from the said apron, and a suitable receptacle for receiving-the peanuts with short vines attached passing from said apron, means for conveying the peanuts with short vines attached to the said mechanism for picking the peanuts from their vines, means for stemming the picked peanuts and means for separating the peanuts from their stems after the peanuts have been stemmed, substantially as described.

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination of suitable-mechanism for picking the'peanuts from their vines, a reciprocating separator for separating the picked )eanuts from their vines, an apron upon Wiiiknthe peanuts are deliveredfroin separator for separating the picked peanuts from their vines, an apron upon which the peanuts are delivered from the said separator, means for separating from the .peanuts with short vines attached, means f or conveying the peanuts with short vines attached to the said mechanism for picking the peanuts from their vines, means separating the peanuts from their stems after the peanuts have been stemmed, sub stantially as described. 6. In a machine of the character described, the combination oi suitable mechanism for picking the peanuts from their vines, a reciprocating separator for separating the picked peanuts from their vines; an oscillating apron upon which the peanuts are de- 'livered from the said separator, means for separating the picked peanuts nuts with short vines attached, a suitable oscillating receptacle for receiving the picked peanuts, and a suitable oscillating receptacle for receiving the peanuts with short vines attached, substantially as described. 7. In a machine of the character described, the combination of suitable mechanism for picking the peanuts from their vines, a separator for separating the picked peanuts from their vines, an apron upon which the peanuts are delivered from thesaid separator, means for separating the picked peanuts from the peanuts with short vines attached, an oscillating rece tacle for receiving the picked peanuts, an an oscillating receptacle for receiving the peanuts with short vines attached, said receptacles being se said a iron substantially as described.

the combination of suitable mechanism for picking the peanuts rator for separatin their vines, an' osclating apron upon which the peanuts are delivered from the said separater', means for separatin the picked peanuts from the peanuts wit i short vines attached, and an oscillating receptacle to re- Dceive the picked peanuts and to receive the peanuts with short vines attached, said re.- ceptacle bein connected to and oscillat-ed by the said osci lating apron, substantially as described. i 9. In a machine ofthe character described, suitable mechanism for picking the peanuts from their vines, said mechanism comprisin 'a picking roll having its periphery provide with a series of radially extending pins and t-wo'picking rolls associated withl 'said first `mentioned roll,.s,aid tivopicking rolls being and means for separating the peanuts from provided with aseries of flexible teeth or pins, their stems after the peanuts have been the said tivo pickin 'rolls having their teeth stemmed, substantiallyT as described. intermeshing with t e p ins on said first men- 5. In a machine of the character described, tioned roll and also their teeth intel-meshing picked peanuts from the peanuts with short vines attached, means for conveying the peanuts with short Vines attached to the said mechanism for picking the peanuts from their vines, means for stemming the peanuts picking the peanuts from their vines, a4

the picked peanuts' for stemming the peanuts and means for from, the pea-f cured to- 8. n a machine of the character described,

from their vines, a sepal the picked peanuts from f' with the teeth on each other, substantially as described.

10. In a machine of the character described, a suitable mechanism for picking the peanuts from their vines, said mechanism comprising a picking roll having its periphery providedwith a series of radially extending pins or-teeth and a picking roll associated with said first mentioned5 picking roll, said last mentioned picking roll being provided With a series of teeth or pins, more flexible than the pins or teeth onsaid first mentioned rcll said teeth or pins being arranged to intermesh With the teeth or pins on said first mentioned roll, substantially as described.

'11. In a machine of the character described, suitable mechanism for picking the peanuts from their vines, said mechanism comprising two picking rolls, one of said picking rolls being provided with flexible teeth more flexible than the teeth or pins on 'the other picking roll so arranged as to inter-mesh With teet'hor pins onthe 'other picking roll,

' and means forfrotating said picking rolls in o posite. directions, substantially as descri ed. Y 4 ifa-12. lin a machine of the character described, suitable mechanism for picking the peanuts from their vines, said mechanism comprising a picking roll provided with toothed disks having radial notches therein, a series of flanges .constructed to enter said notches, finger holding bars lsecured to said' flanges, andaflexible fingers or teeth secured to said finger holding bars, substantially as described.

, 13. In a machine of the character de'- scribed,l suitable mechanism for picking the peanuts from their vines, said 'mechanism comprising a picking roll provided with radially extending pins or teeth on theperiphery thereof, a series of fingers arranged .under said picking roll with which the radial ex-' tending pins on said picking roll intermesh', and 'a picking roll associated with said first mentioned picking roll and provided-'with a series of flexible fingers or teethv arranged to intermesh withv the radially extending pins on said first mentioned picking roll, sub'- stantially as described..

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.- v

JAMES ARTHUR WRREN Witnesses:

J. B. SEWABD, J. H. PRICE. 

